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Abhijeet Gupta retains Commonwealth Chess championship crown
Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta has won the 20th Commonwealth Chess championship crown 2016 held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With this victory he has retained...
Sri Lankan Parliament unanimously passes Right to Information bill
Sri Lankan Parliament has unanimously passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill aimed at restoring transparency and good governance in the country. The RTI bill seeks to give...
Sri Lanka’s veteran spinner Rangana Herath announces retirement from T20, ODI
Veteran Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath (38) has announced his retirement from T20 and One Day International Cricket (ODI). However he will continue to play in Test...
Google’s Project Loon begins its operations in Sri Lanka
Google’s Project Loon began its operations in Sri Lanka after first helium-filled balloon landed in Pupuressa area in Gampola town. It was one of three balloons that were... Sri Lanka tops in 2015 HDI in South Asia Region
Sri Lanka has maintained its high ranking in 2015 human development index (HDI) in the South Asia Region. In the 2015 Global Human Development Report (HDR) released by...
Anuradha Roy wins 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the on the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’. She was awarded with prize... Sri Lanka initiates process to formulate new constitution
The process to formulate new constitution in Sri Lanka has begun to replace the current executive president headed constitution. In this regard, a resolution to set up a...
Sri Lanka won't allow any country to set up naval base on its territory
Sri Lankan Government has announced that they would not any country to set up naval base on its territory. This announcement was made by Sri Lankan Prime Minister...
UNHRC unanimously adopts resolution on Sri Lanka
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has unanimously adopted US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka on the report submitted by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka.... Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in PM of Sri Lanka
Ranil Wickremesinghe has sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for fourth time. He was administered the oath of office by President Maithripala Sirisena at the oath...
Sri Lanka General Elections 2015: UNFGG emerges as largest group
United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) has emerged as largest group by winning 106 seats out of total 225 seats in Sri...
